Sunak Defends Rwanda Migration Bill as Immigration Minister Resigns

Robert Jenrick said the bill won’t end the merry-go-round of legal challenges, but the prime minister said going further would risk the Rwanda deal’s collapse.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during a press conference in the Downing Street Briefing Room, London, on Dec. 7, 2023. James Manning/PA Wire

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has defended the government’s draft emergency bill on Rwanda on Thursday after immigration minister Robert Jenrick resigned over the bill.

The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Draft Bill is the government’s last-ditch effort to convince the Supreme Court that Rwanda is a safe country to send asylum seekers to.